Lingard has overseen a Batley side that is gritty, full of endeavour, hard to beat and greater than the sum of its parts. The problem with that is that John Kear also oversaw a Batley side that was gritty, full of endeavour, hard to beat and greater than the sum of its parts.

For me richard Marshall got a raw deal at fax after all he had done achieving over 3 years. The S alford decision for me came too soon( have the improved this year ? ) . I think marshall could inspire both the Bulls team and reignite the crowds as well. He is a very good communicator at numerous levels .

Any statisticians know what the record is for the time taken from sacking a coach to appointing a new head coach? Let’s hope Nige is better at picking coaches than owners.

Gone very quiet hasn't it? In fact there's been very little in the way of anything coming out of the club really. No wonder traffic has dried up on here. Poor do.

I received an email survey asking why everyone had stopped coming. Does that count?

Just checked and I've had one too. I've sent them my two penneth.

4 wins from 6 games under Mark Dunning. Unless they know there would be a backlash (would there be?) I can’t see passed Dunning getting the job unless we have a big name lined up.

If Dunning can get improved performances and results then he's definitely got a chance. We're not made of money so may struggle to attract a big name but then again the last two coaches were very big names so who knows?

It's an important appointment as we all know with rumours of a re-structure being in the mix. We need someone that can get the side playing well but can also attract good quality players. Dunning may not have the reputation to do that last part.

It's pathetic isn't it

Kear left on April 26th - almost TWO MONTHS ago. Ample time to conduct 'a thorough process' or whatever phrase they trotted out

It's impossible to avoid the conclusion that it's all a cost-saving exercise - so either do the honest thing and appoint Dunning (which surely we all now expect) or produce a coach from what we were told was a large field of suitable candidates.

I don’t know why everyone gets so hung up, if they’d have rushed and given it to first applicant to get their CV on Nigel’s desk we’d have complained. It seems obvious to me, they are taking their time to hopefully get it right, safe in the knowledge Dunning can do a sufficient job in a season were everyone is playing for the privilege of getting hammered in RD 1 of the play offs.

I love your optimism, are you new to this club?

I’m all for taking a moment to consider all options but at the end of the day they’re picking a RL head coach. I’m at a loss why that process cannot be done in around 5-6 weeks given the very small pool of talent the club can pick from. You’d think they might want to send some good news out at some point?

It could be the Coach they want isn't available yet, although I can't see Mick Potter leaving Cronulla just yet!

The email suggest they don't understand how they've come to the situation re-crowds, which similarly suggests they're in the process of making a huge decision with massive budget implications with no real grip on the situation. Hard to make numbers add up when you don't know what they are anymore. With a new coach and some wins would crowds come back? Or is it the case that sans some credible project for promotion this is what it looks like.